Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty (16 June 1952-) was an Indian MP of the Rajya Sabha for West Bengal from 3 April 2014 to 29 December 2016, serving as a member of the All India Trinamool Congress.

Biography
Mithun Chakraborty was born in Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan on 16 June 1952, and he was educated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He obtained a degree in chemistry from the Scottish Church College, and he later graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Chakraborty was a member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) before entering the film industry, and he made his film debut in 1976. He starred in 110 Bollywood releases during the 1980s, becoming a major film star; he was also a musician, making songs such as "I Am a Disco Dancer". He also had 100+ releases during the 1990s, and he remained an important actor on both a national and a local (Bengali) level. In 2014, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by Mamata Banerjee, and he served as an All India Trinamool Congress MP until his 2016 resignation.